a bit of EBay drama

[Statto]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V...0034690186

Starting bid: £0.99
Postage costs: £33.00

am I right in thinking the £33.00 postage is a mistake?

Hi there,

Firstly, we do NOT allow a pick up service. We are a totally recognised worldwide company for selling vinyl and have been for the last 10 years. You can see our Ebay feedback for this.

We start the auction at the lowest price and do not expect it to sell for more than the starting price, however by the time the postage is added on we would receive the actual amount that the item is actually worth on the correct company selling market.

If you feel that the item combined with the delivery is overpriced then please DO NOT BID.

We hope this answers your question.

Hi. Thanks for the reply, though all I wanted to know was whether the £33 postage was a mistake. Ok, I guess it wasn't - in which case, no, I won't be bidding. The combined total is too high for me, which of course is all that matters to the bidder. EBay won't like it though, since you're avoiding paying final value fees. Good luck hoping they don't notice

as if no one had ever tried this before

I'm going to report the bastards.

I would have torn into them a lot harder personally

fucks sake

what a terrible response to a prospective customer

Oddly enough, I saw an auction from these guys yesterday. 99p starting price and 15 quid postage...

Report them here

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fuckwits

[Statto]

Oddly enough, I saw an auction from these guys yesterday. 99p starting price and 15 quid postage...

they've only just started doing this I think
EBay will shut them down as soon as they notice



actually I've bought stuff from them before when they were selling from their own site
no reason they (or is it he?) would remember than though

check the ammount of tracks they are charging stupid postage for:

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/marksclassics

Good lord!

*phones Watchdog*

Someone on B2VOS noticed and emailed them to ask what was up, they got the exact same form response.

Pretty ridiculous - "however by the time the postage is added on we would receive the actual amount that the item is actually worth on the correct company selling market." -by saying that, they're acknowledging that they were already charging exorbitant postage prices beyond actual shipping cost.

Also, I like how they think being a "reputable company for 10 years" somehow makes them immune to charges of shady business practices....

Report them fellas! Use the link above that statto has now helpfully shortened to fit on the page.

*phones Watchdog*

racist

[Statto]

that statto has now helpfully shortened to fit on the page

[Statto]

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/li...nting.html

Circumventing Fees

Members may not use systems or techniques to circumvent or avoid paying eBay fees. Sellers should review the examples below to ensure they're not engaging in any practices that circumvent eBay fees.

Breaches of this policy can result in a range of actions, including:

• Listing cancellation
  Forfeit of eBay fees on cancelled listings
  Limits on account privileges
  Loss of PowerSeller status
  Account suspension

Some Examples

Unreasonable postage or packing costs - Listings with low prices but unreasonably high postage or packing costs.

[Statto]

This seller is not currently offering any items for sale.

*hi-five*


inyerface, Seller!

nice one statto, im gonna post this thread a LOT

[noisemonkey]

This seller is not currently offering any items for sale.

I reported him as well. Total stitch up, his old website was a bit pricey if I recall